Mary Exton Primary SchoolSt Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Hitchin.

Summary of the comparison

Mary Exton Primary School and St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin are primary schools in Hitchin.

  • Mary Exton Primary School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin is ahead on our composite score.

  • Mary Exton Primary School was judged Good and St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 40.0% for Mary Exton Primary School and 68.0% for St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Mary Exton Primary School (43.0% in 2022-23, 40.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin (80.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Mary Exton Primary School versus St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HitchinMary Exton Primary SchoolHitchinSt Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, HitchinEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD45/100B79/100Stronger figure
Local ranking284th of 391 in Hertfordshire 23rd of 391 in Hertfordshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll170 253
Capacity210 210
LocationHitchin, SG4 0QA Hitchin, SG4 9RD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard40.0% 68.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 108.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census170 253
Free school meals (ever 6)17.1% 8.5%
English as an additional language24.7% 12.6%
SEN support20.6% 7.9%
SEN with an EHC plan5.3% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence6.1% 3.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence11.9% 4.3% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Mary Exton Primary School

St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hitchin

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